...And up to Kortrijk
February 23, 2007 10:20 AM
After the visit to Enschede, the filmcrew arrived in Kortrijk to shoot the necessary film material about the local projects. On the agenda were : visit to the gate building with its various activities ( sport school, circus school, interview with the theatre association, recording of the CD of the L'Orchestre International du Vetex ), shooting at the business centre and the recording of the statement of the Mayor and some explanation about the project of the new library.
Closure project Mosselbank
October 18, 2006 2:10 PM
Photo : Valerie Lambertyn
On the 11th of Octobre 2006, the City of Kortrijk organised an official moment to celebrate the end of project Mosselbank and the beginning of an independant volunteer association at the Mosselbank. The Mosselbank was an social appartment block with safety problems.
Local service economy in Kortrijk
September 8, 2006 10:49 AM
Local service economy in Kortrijk
Kortrijk plays a leading role in local service economy in Flanders. This is part of social economy, in which new services on the scale of a neighbourhood, are set up in order to improve the quality of life of the users by focussing on collective and personal needs.
Renovation social housing : the results
April 10, 2006 1:26 PM
Clarus is a social economy project : a construction company where 10 long term unemployed get training in renovation skills : masonry, carpentry, wiring..
Ambassador of Social Economy
March 10, 2006 4:20 PM
The Secretary of the State Els Van Weert hands over the placque with the title of Ambassador to Mobiel ( Photo : Valerie Lambertyn )
During the week of social economy from the 3rd to the 10th of March, Mobiel received the title of Ambassador of Social Economy ( category Employment and Environment ) of the Secretary of the State Els Van Weert. Mobiel is a social economy project in Kortrijk that promotes environmental friendly transport by bike while providing employment for unemployed people.
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Ecological renovation by social economy
November 30, 2006 12:10 PM
Ethimmo, a social economy project of Kanaal 127 that renovates houses in a ecological way, presented recently the first renovated house on the neigbourhood Venning -Veemarkt. The focus in the way of working is on Housing quality and sustainable use of energy.
Vetex is now V-tex thanks to VISP
October 5, 2006 2:04 PM
The Gatebuilding of the former Vetex factory, now baptised V-tex, has become a very attractive and multifunctional neighbourhood centre in Kortrijk thanks to the support of VISP.The Gatebuilding is part of the former textile factory that was closed down some fifteen years ago.
Progress at the Vetex
April 10, 2006 12:08 PM
The gatebuilding of a former textile factory is being transformed into a community centre for neighbourhood and a youth association. In the building a extra level with 4 rooms comes just under the roof.
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